His Own Teeth Seemed to... Break!

You He was furious. He had been at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Stage for hundreds of years, and had spent a century traveling across the entire Lower Realm continent, searching for a sliver of opportunity to advance to Tribulation Crossing.

Three days ago, You He had finally found that opportunity.

It was near Qinghe Town. You He had sensed a mighty surge of Auspicious Qi.

He was overjoyed. As long as he devoured that Auspicious Qi, he would surely seize his opportunity and advance to Tribulation Crossing.

As an expert at the Spirit Transformation Stage, You He understood that this Auspicious Qi came from the hands of a powerful figure.

But no matter how powerful that person was, they were still a Human Race expert. He was of the Devil Race. Once he had devoured the Auspicious Qi, he would immediately return to the Devil Race. Surely, no matter how powerful that expert was, they wouldn't be able to find him.

So You He had lain low in the area for three days. Once he confirmed there were no powerful auras nearby, he made his move today and devoured the Auspicious Qi.

At first, everything went well. Just as You He had expected, after devouring the Auspicious Qi, he really did seize his opportunity!

You He didn't waste a moment. He sat down on the spot and began his tribulation.

But when he gathered all his Spiritual Power and True Qi to condense the tribulation lightning cloud... it had barely taken shape for half a minute before it vanished!!

His enormous tribulation lightning cloud had just disappeared like that!!

You He had never seen or heard of anything like it!

Everyone knew that to undergo tribulation, one had to endure the baptism of heavenly lightning. That lightning contained Dao Intent, the secrets of Heaven, and, most importantly, the power of Heaven and Earth!

Without obtaining that power of Heaven and Earth, one could never become a Tribulation Crossing powerhouse!

But the tribulation lightning cloud had suddenly vanished just like that. Gone. Run off?!

A Mystic Mirror appeared in front of You He. He looked at his reflection, gritted his teeth, and smashed the mirror to pieces.

After absorbing the Auspicious Qi, You He had noticed that his appearance had changed. His skin had once been covered in lizard scales, but now it had become human skin—pale as a ghost.

His lizard-like eyes had also turned into human eyes.

Now he was a human through and through!!

And a damn ugly one, at that!!

You He was furious. He had meant to absorb the Auspicious Qi and advance to Tribulation Crossing, but somehow, inexplicably, he had ended up looking like this—neither demon nor human, just a ghastly mess!

After standing there and taking a few deep breaths, You He heard the frightened, clamorous voices of mortals in the distance. He licked his lips. Forget it. He would absorb some human Spiritual Power to recover first, then return to the Devil Race and figure things out.

No matter what, he had obtained his opportunity. Though he didn't know what had happened this time, he could simply try again next time.

With that, You He darted off.

Meanwhile, Jing Pu stood at the mountain entrance like a guardian deity. Whenever a mortal came running out in a panic, Jing Pu hurriedly told them that cultivators had come to deal with the Demonic Beasts, that they had nothing to worry about, and that they should go home without fear.

With Jing Pu there, the panicked mortals gradually calmed down. They repeatedly thanked him with bows, then hurried away from this dangerous place.

After about half an hour, no one had come out of the entrance for more than ten minutes. Jing Pu reckoned that almost everyone who could escape had already done so.

There was probably no one left inside.

Just as Jing Pu was looking for somewhere to sit and rest, a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance.

The moment he saw the figure, Jing Pu jumped. A Demonic Beast?!

But after that first start, he relaxed a little. It wasn't a Demonic Beast, just... a rather ugly person...

Looking at the man at the entrance, Jing Pu couldn't help clicking his tongue. Good heavens... Just how weak was this guy? His face was deathly pale. Jing Pu couldn't tell if he'd been scared or was simply in terrible health.

Anyway, if you gave him a basketball, Jing Pu reckoned he'd jump right up on the spot.

By now, You He had drained the Spiritual Power of dozens of people. But they had all been mortals, so the tiny amount of Spiritual Power they possessed was practically nothing.

Now You He wanted to drain a cultivator. He had just seen one, riding a Dragon Horse and flying past in the sky, but... he didn't dare drain that one.

There wasn't any particular reason. The rider on the Dragon Horse wasn't very strong, only at the late Golden Core stage, making him the perfect target for You He right now.

But... that Dragon Horse... terrified You He. He couldn't explain what he was afraid of. It was only a mount, not even a spirit beast, yet it filled him with an inexplicable dread.

He had concealed his aura. After all, You He was still at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Stage. Fooling a late Golden Core cultivator and a Primal Beast would be a piece of cake.

Just as You He was getting annoyed at not finding a cultivator whose Spiritual Power he could absorb, he followed the fleeing mortals to the exit of the mountains. Then he suddenly froze. The person in front of him... seemed... as brilliant as a galaxy, as dazzling as the sun!

His whole body brimmed with Principle Profound Mechanism, and his whole body was steeped in rich Dao Charm.

Just as You He thought he was done for and had run into a super expert, he suddenly realized... the person in front of him showed no fluctuations of Spiritual Power or True Qi. Most importantly, he had no spiritual nature—in other words, he couldn't cultivate. He was an ordinary person!

Huh??

You He froze for a moment, then suddenly thought of a term: Innate Dao Body?!

As the leader of the Devil Race, which had been at odds with humanity for hundreds of years, You He understood humans better than they understood themselves. He knew that there were certain special people among them who weren't particularly good at cultivation, but were born with Principle Profound Mechanism within them.

For a moment, You He suddenly wanted to laugh. He wanted to laugh out loud. A blessing in disguise! This really was a blessing in disguise!!

He had thought the tribulation lightning cloud's sudden disappearance meant Heaven's Will had rejected him for forcibly taking the Auspicious Qi from this place. But he never expected to turn around and stumble upon such a treasure!!

You He didn't know why he hadn't noticed someone with an Innate Dao Body here before. He also didn't know why someone like this was here instead of being protected by the great sects.

But You He no longer cared. As long as he devoured this mortal with an Innate Dao Body, he would recover instantly.

What's more, he would gain this mortal's Innate Dao Body. Then he could summon the tribulation lightning cloud again, and with the Innate Dao Body, he would surely weather it unscathed!

And with the Innate Dao Body to empower him, his cultivation would soar from then on. Ascending to the Upper Realm would be no dream at all!!

The next second, You He excitedly charged forward. But he was so weak that he stumbled along in a sorry heap, rolling and crawling.

Of course, for an instant, You He had wondered whether the person in front of him might be some super expert pretending to be weak. But he quickly dismissed the thought. If that were true, he would have been finished the moment they met.

And this guy was walking toward him with concern on his face, even asking if he was all right.

Jing Pu stared at the man, who looked like a ghost, and froze for a moment. Then he hurried over to check if the man was all right, ready to help him up.

But the man suddenly came rolling and crawling toward Jing Pu.

Seeing how eager he was, Jing Pu jogged a couple of steps to meet him.

But... the moment they came face-to-face, You He suddenly opened his mouth wide and bit down on Jing Pu's hand, which was reaching out to help him.

At this point, there was no time to fuss about adding scallions or garlic. He'd just eat!

But the moment You He's gaping mouth clamped down on both of Jing Pu's hands, Jing Pu and You He both froze.

Three seconds later, You He slowly opened his mouth and let go of Jing Pu's hands...

...His own teeth seemed to have broken.